New York Knicks find fitting in Chris Paul difficult; NBA links

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That didn't take long. Paul's agent told the Hornets that Paul won't be signing a contract extension, and that he'd like to be dealt to the Knicks. New York simply doesn't have the trade assets to pull of such a deal, so the club would have to get a third team involved to facilitate the move. Paul has wasted no time in letting it be known that he wants to join the Knicks.

Source: Yahoo! Sports

The Carmelo deal sucked them dry. They do not have the assets to make a deal worth trading him there for.